An editorial from The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — In the newspaper business, every day offers unique challenges. Whether it is as basic as gathering the news and taking photographs or choosing story placement on Page 1, much planning and thought goes into producing each edition. Tuesday, though, offered an unusual[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
Opt in or opt out, area students still lag behind
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — America has a strong, and often creative, protest tradition. From the Boston Tea Party to civil rights sit-ins, citizens have found ways to make their voices heard with a little resistance. This spring, opponents of national school standards have found a new[Read More…]
Coal ash bill a U.S. Senate test
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin’s decision to seek re-election rather than run for governor is good news for West Virginians. How good? We may know soon. Manchin, D-W.Va., would have been a formidable candidate had he chosen to leave the Senate and run[Read More…]
Recent challenge to EPA necessary, not premature
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Even if the odds are against you, sometimes it is important to make your case. West Virginia and 14 other coal-reliant states gave oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit last week challenging new proposed[Read More…]
Morrisey fights EPA and regulatory creep
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — No matter how you feel about coal industry emissions, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s fight of proposed new rules by the Environmental Protection Agency is a just cause. That’s because the fight Morrisey is leading is as much about containing[Read More…]
What gun lobby continues to miss
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An accidental shooting here, a stolen gun there, and felons in possession of firearms everywhere, and what have you got? That’s not a riddle and if it were there certainly would be no easy answer to it. What it is, is an at-a-glance summary of[Read More…]
Give thanks for pros like Fayette Vertical Rescue team
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The skills and commitment of our emergency first-responders are things we tend to take for granted. Until we need their services. As details emerged from Sunday’s rescue of two young hikers, we gained a special appreciation for the talents of the Fayette County[Read More…]
Results of prevailing wage changes will take time
An editorial from The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Changing West Virginia’s prevailing wage law would save state and local government entities, including school boards, millions of dollars a year, advocates of such action were saying earlier this year. Opponents countered that change would put thousands of men and women in[Read More…]
Updating the W.Va tax code for a new economy
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Bipartisan committee gears up to tackle reform of state tax system As people across the state scramble to file their tax returns this week, it’s encouraging to hear that major tax reform could be around the corner for West Virginia. The[Read More…]
$3.5M storage building reflects poor judgment
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Only five states do a worse job of giving taxpayers a return on their investment than West Virginia, according to a recent WalletHub report. Analyzing categories such as infrastructure, education, health, safety, economy and pollution, in terms of the efficiency of[Read More…]